National Information Security Expert to Address Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award -Richard Marshall, Principal Deputy Director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, to Keynote at Georgia's Premier Information Security Executive Recognition Program-

Stonesoft and Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) today announced that Richard H.L. Marshall, principal deputy director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO), will be the keynote speaker at the Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award 2003. As the only event to honor Georgias leading, most innovative information security pioneers, the Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award 2003 will be held at Atlantas historic Fox Theatre from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Nominations are currently beings accepted for the award at www.infosecaward.com.

ATLANTA, GA -- Stonesoft and Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) today announced that Richard H.L. Marshall, principal deputy director of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO), will be the keynote speaker at the Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award 2003. As the only event to honor Georgias leading, most innovative information security pioneers, the Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award 2003 will be held at Atlantas historic Fox Theatre from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Wednesday, March 19, 2003.

Marshall is a leading member of the CIAO, a government agency that helps coordinate the development of the Administrations National Strategy for Critical infrastructure Protection to address threats to the Nations communications and electronic systems, transportation, energy, banking and finance, health and medical services, water supply, and key government services. The CIAO also assists Federal departments and agencies identify their dependencies on critical infrastructure under the Project Matrix program and coordinates national awareness, education and outreach efforts to private industry and State and Local governments.

As threats to corporate networks increase, it is imperative that the information security agenda become the top priority for those involved with the development and maintenance of an organization's network," said Marshall. "It is necessary to analyze corporate assets, identify risks and consequences, and then prescribe solutions that positively impact their business."

"We are pleased to have Richard Marshall address Georgia's business and technology community on the timely issue of information security," said Marc Winn, president of Stonesoft, Inc., the event's presenting co-sponsor. "The events of September 11, 2001, debilitating computer viruses, hackers, fraud, and malicious attacks have made information security planning a top priority for CIOs. As organizations tackle issues that ensure the ongoing security and, as importantly, the availability of their critical systems and information, it is important for us to gather with our state's CIOs to provide them with new industry information that will positively impact their organizations' abilities to deal decisively with these issues."

Steven Russ, VP of Strategic Marketing and Communications at ISS, adds, Richard will present key insights into many of the issues - both present and future - facing information security officers today. His extensive experience and findings will be a valuable resource for IT Security professionals as they continue to fight the two-front war of reducing their company's information security exposure while at the same time, increasing the return on the security investment."

Nominations for Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award are currently being accepted. Visit www.infosecaward.com for the nomination form or for more details about this prestigious award.

The Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award is brought to the Georgia business community by the following sponsors: Gigabyte -- Stonesoft and Internet Security Systems; Megabyte -- Computer Associates, Lancope, The People Network; Media -- CSO Magazine and Techlinks; and Associations: Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and Information Systems Forensic Association (ISFA).

About Stonesoft

Stonesoft Corporation, founded in 1990, is a worldwide software company, with international headquarters in Helsinki, Finland; Americas headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia; and Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore. Stonesoft provides enterprise-level network security and high availability clustering technology for companies deploying business-critical network applications on Internet and mobile servers. Stonesoft's StoneGate(TM) is a firewall and VPN solution providing advanced security, dynamic load balancing and high availability. StoneBeat® clustering products provide the same functionality for third-party firewalls, Web and content scanning in wired and wireless environments. All of Stonesoft's solutions are designed to Enable the Secure, Highly Available Enterprise(SM). For more information about Stonesoft and its products and services, please visit www.stonesoft.com.

About Internet Security Systems, Inc.

Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) (Nasdaq: ISSX) is a world leader in software and services that protect critical information assets from an ever-changing spectrum of threats and misuse. Software from Internet Security Systems dynamically detects, prevents and responds to sophisticated threats to networks, servers and desktops. Services include 24/7 system monitoring, emergency response and access to the X-Force, Internet Security Systems renowned research and development team. Internet Security Systems is the trusted security provider for more than 10,000 corporate customers, including all of the Fortune 50, the top 10 largest U.S. securities firms, 10 of the worlds largest telecommunications companies and major agencies and departments within U.S. local, state and federal governments. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Internet Security Systems has additional operations throughout the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit the Internet Security Systems Web site at www.iss.net or call 888-901-7477.

About Information Security Executive of the Year Award

The Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia Award recognizes individuals whom have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the field of information security. Awarded to chief security officers, or executives in equivalent positions, Information Security Executive of the Year in Georgia identifies exemplary achievement and excellence in managing enterprise-wide network and Internet security systems. For more information about this award, please visit www.infosecaward.com or call 404.982-8562.
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